KANSAS CITY - Mar 2/04 - SNS -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) is seeking offers of 400 metric tons (MT) of black beans for shipment to Guatemala. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Mar 4/054 - MFB -- Attendees at the Michigan Farm Bureau's 2004 Trade Forum and Statewide Commodity Conference got a first-hand look at the Bush Administration's foreign trade agenda when a trade representative from Washington addressed the group March 4 at the Lansing Center. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 5/04 - STAT -- International dry edible bean markets continue to exhibit a firmer undertone despite an absence of buyers. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Mar 8/04 - STAT -- The Mexican government announced the first round of tariff rate quota (TRQ) bean import auctions for 2004. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 9/04 - STAT -- The end of the oil for food program and the end of trade sanctions against Iraq have created powerful opportunities for exporting regions to sell pulses to the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 9/04 - STAT -- Iraq offers an interesting, but uncertain opportunity for pulse exporters in the United States and elsewhere, concludes a delegation from the U.S.-based National Dry Bean Council (NDBC) which recently visited Iraq and Jordan. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Mar 10/04 - STAT -- Mexican dry edible bean production is expected to remain at above average levels during the 2004-05 marketing year, with the result imports are not expected to grow beyond the normal need for premium quality beans for some of the country's markets. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets finished the week's trading mostly sideways in light trading interest. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 12/04 - STAT -- South Africa's dry edible bean industry is optimistic about local market prospects because of quality problems with imported Chinese beans. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about Final U.S. Edible Bean Production 1999 to 2002 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about Final U.S. Edible Bean by State 1999 to 2002 . . . Subscribers Only

KANSAS CITY - Mar 17/04 - STAT -- The USDA's Commodity Credit Corporation office here confirmed the purchase of 400 metric tons (MT) of black beans for shipment as food aid to Guatemala. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Mar 17/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean production suffered a steep decline in 2003 on account of a cool, overcast summer which did not deliver enough heat units for crops to realize their full yield potential. . . . Continue or visitors click here

PRETORIA - Mar 19/04 - SNS -- This season's edible bean crop in South Africa is now expected to total 68,390 metric tons (MT), a solid improvement on initial predictions the crop would end up at 63,370 MT, according to the latest estimates from the South African Grain Information Service (SAGIS). . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 19/04 - STAT -- Dry edible bean markets appeared to be consolidating recent, small gains, with markets finishing the week little changed to slightly firmer. . . . Continue or visitors click here

KANSAS CITY - Mar 23/04 - STAT -- The total quantity of dry edible beans covered by USDA PL-480 food aid tenders this season now totals 73,540 MT, compared to 36,100 MT last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BANGKOK - Mar 23/04 - STAT -- Pulse production levels in Thailand are expected to remain relatively flat in the foreseeable future as tought competition on export markets from Myanmar has discouraged dry edible bean seeding in favor of rice and other crops. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Mar 26/04 - MFB -- The Michigan Edible Bean Cooperative was awarded a $247,175 USDA grant to help fund a market study about demand for dry bean flour. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Mar 26/04 - STAT -- North American dry edible bean markets started to move during the past week at both the inter-dealer and grower levels. . . . Continue or visitors click here

MEXICO CITY - Mar 29/04 - STAT -- Reports compiled by the U.S. agricultural attache here suggest dry edible bean imports from Canada and the United States remain a major irritation for local producers and farm groups. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BUENOS AIRES - Mar 30/04 - SNS -- Venezuela and Argentina have negotiated an oil for food barter, which will see Argentina ship an unspecified basket of agricultural products in exchange for 700,000 tons of fuel oil and 250,000 cubic meters of diesel. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Mar 31/04 - SNS -- Prospective 2004 planting of dry beans in the U.S. totals 1.33 million acres, down 5% from last year and 31% below two years ago, according to the USDA seeding intentions report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Bean Production Estimates By State . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Dry Edible Bean Estimates by Variety . . . Subscribers Only

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